Table of Contents

Number 1

 PREFACE vii

FRONTISPIECE:

Thomas Henry Huxley.

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Heart sounds and their value.

By Lieutenant Commander H. A. Hare, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F. . 1

Eliminating the epileptic from the navy.

By Lieutenant L. E. Bisch, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F 6

The use of serum in lobar pneumonia.

By Lieutenant E. W. Gould, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F., and Lieutenant M. Shaweker, Med. Corps, U. S. N 16

Diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia and empyema.

By Commander F. A. Asserson, Med. Corps., U. S. N., and Lieutenant W. L. Rathbun, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F 26

Development of specific serum therapy in pneumonia.

By Lieutenant W. R. Redden, Med. Corps, U. S. N 36

Flatfoot.

By Lieutenant Commander L. R. G. Crandon, Med. Corps, U. S.N. R. F 43

Treatment of flat feet.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) S. B. Burk, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F 46

Ear protection.

By Commander G. B. Trible and Lieutenant S. S. Watkins, Med.

Corps, U. S. N 48

HISTORICAL.

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).

By Lieutenant Commander F. J. B. Cordeiro, Med. Corps, U. S.N., Ret 61

EDITORIAL.

Accuracy. —Military titles and military behavior. —Shell shock. 71

SUGGESTED DEVICES:

Typhoid prophylaxis cards.

By Lieutenant Commander R. B. Henry, Med. Corps, U. S. N 77

A SURGICAL DRESSING TRAY FOR SHIPS.

By Lieutenant M. J. Price. Med. Corps, U. S. N 78

A USEFUL FLYTRAP.

By Lieutenant H. V. Hughens, Med. Corps, U. S. N 80

Scale for measuring flatfoot.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) B. Dunham, Med. Corps, U. S. N R. F 82

CLINICAL NOTES:

A CASE OF STATUS LYMPHATICUS

By Lieutenant E. L. Rice, Med. Corps, U. S. N 85

Some practical and theoretical considerations.

By Lieutenant Commander J. J. A. McMullin, Med. Corps, U. S. N. 87

Pain in right hypochondrium and pernicious anemia.

By Lieutenant Commander H. M. Stenhouse, Med. Corps, U. S. N.. 89

Perforating wound of intestine and mesentery.

By Lieutenant G. G. Ross, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F 93

Treatment of scarlet fever.

By Lieutenant Commander W. C. Newton, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F. 94

Illustrative cases of atypical acute abdominal conditions.

By Lieutenant Commander G. D. Hale and Lieutenant J. C. Adams, Med. Corps, U. S. N 95

Varieties of hypersusceptibility.

By Lieutenant L. K. McCafferty, Med. Corps, U. S. N 98

Varix simulating inguinal hernia.

By Lieutenant E. J. Cummings, Med. Corps, U. S.N 103

Appendicitis and ruptured meso-appendix artery.

By Lieutenant F. H. Bowman, Med. Corps, U. S. N 104

Unusual wound contamination.

By Lieutenant E. A. Stephens, Med. Corps, U. S. N 105

Subluxation of vertebra by muscular action.

By Commander I. S. K. Reeves and Lieutenant M. K. Miller, Med. Corps, U.S.N 107

Fracture of the skull.

By Lieutenant Commander R. I. Longabaugh, Med. Corps, U. S. N.. 108

Report of case of stenosis of Wharton's duct.

By Lieutenant J. A. Halpin, Med. Corps, U. S. N 108

PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:

General medicine. —Status lymphaticus. —Epidemic of intestinal infection. —New pathology of syphilis  111

Mental and nervous diseases. —Temperament and psychosis. War neuroses. —Traumatic and emotional psychosis. —War neuroses. —Instinct distortion 117

Surgery. —Fascial transplants. —Chloralose as a general anesthetic 131

Military, legal and industrial. —Treatment of mustard-gas poisoning. —Conference on medico-military administration. —Illegitimacy in Norway. —Prevention of blindness.- —Aniline poisoning. —Immigration

statistics. —Preservation of fruit.—Economic and financial assistance given by the United States 133

REPORTS:

SURGICAL EXPERIENCES AT THE FRONT.

By Lieutenant G. G.Ross, Med. Corps, U. S.N. R. F 145

Details of transport service.

By Lieutenant Commander R. I. Longabaugh, Med. Corps, U. S. N.. 149

Plan of a regimental field hospital.

By Lieutenant Commander C. B. Camerer, Med. Corps, U. S. N 156

The preparation of blood stain at the U. S. Naval Medical School.

By Lieutenant Commander G. F. Clark, Med. Corps, and Chief Pharmacist's Mate L. F. Shabek, U. S. N 157

Preparation of identification tags.

By Lieutenant Commander R. H. Laning, Med. Corps, U. S. N 157

A death following salvarsan.

By Lieutenant R. C. Christiansen, Med. Corps, U. S. N 158

Sanitary report on the Island of Corfu.

By Lieutenant Commander H. Shaw, Med. Corps, U. S. N 163

The march and the shoe.

By Lieutenant Commander W. L. Mann, Med. Corps, U. S. N 164

Tuberculin test in young adults.

By Lieutenant E. Moody, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F., and Lieutenant C. F. Carter, Med. Corps, U. S. N 165

Bed screens in barracks.

By Commander P. S. Rossiter, Med. Corps, U. S. N 167

Influenza on a naval transport.

By Lieutenant W. F. McAnally, Med. Corps, U. S. N 168

The treatment of chancroids and the prevention of buboes.

By Lieutenant G. W. Millett, Med. Corps, U. S. N 170

Record of the navy recruiting station, Pittsburgh, Pa.

By Lieutenant C. C. Ammerman, Med. Corps, U. S. N. R. F 171

Strength of the navy 172

BOOK NOTICES 173

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS 175

 

Number 2

 

PREFACE v

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

The pathology of pneumonia accompanying influenza.

By Lieutenants (J. G.) E. W. Goodpasture and F. L. Burnett, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 177

Mental examination of recruits.

By Lieutenant L. E. Bisch, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F   198

Treatment of military offenders.

By Lieutenant Commander A. L. Jacoby, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F.. 229

Extraction of metallic foreign bodies.

By E. Robin, Medecin I ere Classe 237

New methods in amputations and prosthesis of the lower limbs.

By Lieutenant Commander R. G. LeConte, Medical Corps, U.S.N. R.F.. 244

Education and sanitation aboard ship.

By Commander W. S. Pugh, Medical Corps, U. S. N 254

HISTORICAL:

Jean Dominique Larrey 267

Extract from a surgical memoire by Baron Larrey.

Translated by Captain G. A. Lung, Medical Corps, U. S. N 275

EDITORIAL:

The lesson of job's war horse 283

SUGGESTED DEVICES:

Sanitary drinking fountain.

By Lieutenant Commander D. S. Hillis, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F. . 287

Clinical charts in health records.

By lieutenant (J. G.) J. J. Cancelmo, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F. . 287

System of clinical records.

By Captain W. B. Grove, Medical Corps, U. S. N., and Lieutenant G. B. Crow, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F... 288

A DRESSING FOR WOUNDS.

By Lieutenant Commander C. W. C. Bunker, Medical Corps, U. S. N. 291

CLINICAL NOTES:

Abdominal wounds from hand grenade.

By Lieutenant J. M. Emmett, Medical Corps, U. S. N 293

Fracture of spine of tibia.

By Lieutenant Commander G. G. Ross, Medical Corps, U.S.N. R.F... 294

Fracture of pelvis.

By Lieutenant Commander G. G. Ross, Medical Corps, U. S. N . R. F . . . 295

Chronic rheumatism cured by appendectomy.

By Lieutenant R. H. Michels, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 296

A CASE OF MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

By Lieutenant E. R. Ryan, Medical Corps, U. S. N 297

Pericardiotomy.

By Lieutenant Commander L. R. G. Crandon, Medical Corps, U. S. N.R. F 299

A CASE OF KERATOSIS PLANTARIS.

By Lieutenant J. M. Perret, Medical Corps, U.S.N 300

Influenza with unusual complications.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) F. G. Folken, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F..  301

PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:

General medicine. —Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of malaria in Brioni — Epidemic lethargic encephalitis— Encephalitis lethargica — Syphilitic aortitis —The pathology of the streptococcal pneumonias of Army camps— The venereal problem and the war—The cocaine habit.

Surgery. —Sterilization of wounds by electro-ions — Abscess of thyroid following septico-pyemia from otitis —Acute perforations of the abdominal viscera— The use of paraffin for drainage in surgery — Surgical technic in orthopedic surgery 307-320

Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —Laboratory diagnosis—Detection of spirochetes— Gonococcus infections 321

Eye, ear, nose and throat. —Tests for malingering in defective hearing — Ocular anaphylaxis 334

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

The third resuscitation commission. — Lecture course at Great Lakes, Ill.—A department of physical training —The Germans and the scientific workers of Lille—Physical education — Transportation of sick and wounded — Traumatic rupture of the spleen—Officer-material school at Princeton — Wanted, a diagnosis 337

REPORTS:

Hospital administration.

By Captain G. A. Lung, Medical Corps, U. S. N 347

Removal of wounded from U. S. S. "Northern Pacific."

By Commander E. H. H. Old, Medical Corps, U. S. N 349

On board a torpedoed transport.

By Lieutenant Commander E. E. Curtis, Medical Corps, U.S.N 351

Influenza at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C.

By Rear Admiral R. M. Kennedy, Medical Corps, U. S. N 355

Notes on post-influenzal pneumonia.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) A. M. Burgess, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F., and Phar. Mate E. J. Staff, U. S. N. R. F 356

Diphtheria at the U. S. Naval Academy.

By Lieutenant J. E. Houghton, Medical Corps, U. S. N., and Lieutenant (J. G.) D. G. Richey, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 359

Influenza at Pensacola.

By Lieutenants J. M. Perret, and C. M. Shaar, Medical Corps, TJ. S. N . . 365

Training school for nurses in Haiti.

By Chief Nurse L. D. Jordan, U. S. N 378

Observation of candidates for the listener's school.

By Lieutenant F. B. Galbraith, Medical Corps, U. S. N 380

BOOK NOTICES 391

UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES.

Additions to pathological collections 393

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS 394

 

Number 3

 

PREFACE VII

SPECIAL ARTICLES :

Preventive medicine at training camps and stations.

By Captain C. E. Riggs, Medical Corps, U. S. N 395

With marines in France.

By Lieutenant F. E. Locy, Medical Corps, U. S. N 417

Bone grafts.

By Lieutenant Commander E. M. Foote, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 433

Internal derangements or knee joints.

By Lieutenant ( J. G.) C. F. Painter, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F  442

Clinical manifestations of tropical sprue.

By Lieutenant Commander E. J. Wood, Medical Corps, U. S. N.R. F 449

Isolation and cultivation of Pfeiffer's bacillus.

By Lieutenant DeW. G. Rlchey, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 453

Nervous element in aviation.

By Lieutenant G. U. Pillmore, Medical Corps, U. S. N 458

Administration of the U. S. Hospital Ship Solace.

By Commander E. E. H. Old, Medical Corps, U. S. N 478

HISTORICAL :

Devices and uniforms of the Navy Medical Corps 505

EDITORIAL :

The reform of funerals —The apotheosis of dungarees 515

IN MEMORIAM :

Henry G. Beyer.

By Lieutenant (T.) P. J. Waldner, Medical Corps, U. S. N 521

Washington Berry Grove.

By Lieutenant Commander L. M. Schmidt, Medical Corps, U. S. N_ 522

SUGGESTED DEVICES :

Improvised mess tables.

By Captain H. C. Curl, Medical Corps, U. S. N 1 525

Apparatus for submersion cases.

By Captain G. F. Freeman, Medical Corps, U. S. N 525

Recording dental operations.

By Lieutenant W. F. Murdy, Dental Corps, U. S. N 527

CLINICAL NOTES :

Rupture of the esophagus.

By Lieutenant Commander L. Sheldon, Medical Corps, U. S. N 529

Anthrax cured by vaccine.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) J. K. Leasure, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 581

Foreign body in antrum.

By Lieutenant J. B. Greene, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 534

Traumatic rupture of kidney.

By Lieutenant Commander P. H. Bowman. Medical Corps, U. S. N., and Lieutenant Commander H. D. Meeker, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 536

Thrombosis of popliteal vein.

By Lieutenant C. A. Frink, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 538

Alopecia Universalis.

By Captain A. R. Alfred, Medical Corps, U. S. N 539

Operations for rupture of kidney and spleen.

By Lieutenant C. O. Tanner, Medical Corps, U. S. N 539

Traumatic aneurism : Five cases.

By Lieutenant Commander F. H. Bowman, Medical Corps, U. S. N. and Lieutenant Commander H. D. Meeker, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 541

A DEATH FROM SALVARSAN.

By Lieutenant E. F. Crofutt, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 543

Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum.

By Lieutenant W. F. Pearce, Medical Corps, U. S. N 546

Syphiloma of cererrum.

By Lieutenants A. W. Hoaglund and P. F. Prioleau, Medical Corps, U. S. N 547

Extra-genital chancre.

By Lieutenant Commander C. B. Camerer and Lieutenant J. R. Poppen, Medical Corps, U. S. N 551

Chancre of the thumb.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) L. Herman, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F. 553

Typhoid fever with severe complications.

By Lieutenant F. N. Martin, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 554

Cholangitis following influenza.

By Lieutenant R. S. Reeves, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 557

Diphtheria complicating fractured mandible.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) J. B. Goodall, Dental Corps, U. S. N. R. F.   559

PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES :

General medicine. —Tests of physical efficiency — Malaria as a military problem —Anthelmintics as tested on earthworms —New treatment of bichloride poisoning —Corpeus luteum and vomiting of pregnancy 561

Surgery. —Post-operative parotitis —The empyema problem — Skin disinfection by picric acid — Reconstructive surgery of the hand and forearm 573

Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. — Bacteriology of tuberculous kidneys — Hermann-Perutz reaction — Experiments with virus of grippe 578

Eye, ear, nose, and throat.— Perineural anesthesia for surgery of maxillary sinus —Intraocular pressure and tonometry 5S2

NOTES AND COMMENTS :

Transmission of venereal disease may constitute assault — Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board— Sir Charles Wyndham —Harvard surgical unit— Retail druggists and quack remedies — School of Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University — Legal decision re vaccination —American merchant marine —Meningococci in blood —Radium conservation —Andre Chantemesse 585

REPORTS :

The U. S. hospital ship "Comfort."

By Captain A. W. Dunbar, Medical Corps, U. S. N.  591

Voyage of the U. S. S. "Leviathan."

By Commander F. A. Asserson, Medical Corps, U. S. N 602

Ship life in Constantinople.

By Lieutenant Commander E. P. Huff, Medical Corps, U. S. N 605

A record ship.

By Lieutenant Commander A. E. Lee, Medical Corps, U. S. N 609

U. S. Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France.

By Lieutenant Commander H. A. Garrison, Medical Corps, U. S. N 611

U. S. Naval Air Station, Rockaway Beach, L. I.

By Lieutenant ( J. G. ) A. A. Shadday, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 616

Increase of weight under service conditions.

By Lieutenant H. Halstead and Lieutenant (J. G.) E. A. Mallon, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 620

Poisoning by trinitrotoluol.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) A. Saska, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 624

The marine shoe.

By Lieutenant Commander W. L. Mann, Medical Corps, U. S. N__ 625

X-RAY WORK AT A NAVAL HOSPITAL.

By Lieutenant C. H. Jennings, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 628

Dental work at the navy yard, New York.

By Lieutenant Commander R. Barber, Dental Corps, U. S. N 631

Dental work at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.

By Lieutenant Commander J. L. Brown, Dental Corps, U. S. N 632

BOOK NOTICES 633

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS 635

 

Number 4

 

PREFACE .. vii

SPECIAL ARTICLES :

Report on the influenza epidemic.

By the Staff of the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia 837

Infectious and contagious diseases. Virgin Islands, 1918.

By Lieutenant E. Peterson, Medical Corps, U. S. N 682

Naval ambulance trains in Great Britain.

By Captain P. L. Pleadwell, Medical Corps, U. S. N 706

Bone surgery.

By Lieutenant Commander A. L. Clifton, Medical Corps, U. S. N__ 718

An epidemic of mumps.

By Lieutenant Commander R. B. H. Gradwohl, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F. ; Lieutenant C. F. Carter, Medical Corns, U. S. N. ; Lieutenant W. S. Barcus and Lieutenant (J. G.) H. L. Fougerousse, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F. 723

Constitutional inferiority in the Navy.

By Lieutenant T. A. Ratliff, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 728

Acute early appendicitis.

By Lieutenant Commander H. E. Jenkins. Medical Corps, U. S. N., and Lieutenant L. A. Will, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 733

Extra-genital chancres.

By Lieutenant .T. M. Perret, Medical Corps. U. S. N. R. F 736

Incubation and choice of antigens in the Wassermann reaction.

By Lieutenant E. D. Hitchcock, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 740

HISTORICAL:

The practice of medicine in Europe during the Middle Ages 747

EDITORIAL : Intangible damage—The "Attitude of the Bureau" 775

IN MEMORIAM :

Abraham Jacobi (1830-1919) 781

SUGGESTED DEVICES :

The construction of animal cages.

By Lieutenant Commander G. F. Clark, Medical Corps, U. S. N 783

A ROTARY TOOTHBRUSH.

By Lieutenant Commander H. E. Harvey, Dental Corps, U. S. N_ 783

Equipment of battle dressing station storerooms.

By Commander W. S. Pugh, Medical Corps, U. S..N 786

CLINICAL NOTES :

Poisoning by bay rum containing wood alcohol.

By Lieutenant N. S. Betts, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 791

Arsenic poisoning following the use of novarsenobenzol.

By Lieutenant C. M. Burchflel, Medical Corps, U. S. N 795

Death following arsphenamine. Page.

By Lieutenant A. Goetsch, Medical Corps, U. S. N 797

High temperature in influenza.

By Lieutenant (J. G.) P. M. Williams, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R. F 799

Voiding of a bullet from the bladder.

By Lieutenant Commander F. H. Bowman, Medical Corps, U. S. N .  799

Depressed fracture of frontal bone.

By Lieutenant A. W. Hoagland, Medical Corps. U. S. N 800

Colon ptosis.

By Lieutenant G. U. Plllmore, Medical Corps, U. S. N 801

Ideal tonsil operation.

By Lieutenant Commander A. H. Robnett, Medical Corps,

U. S. N 06

PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES :

General medicine. — Bacillus botulinus poisoning 800

Surgery.—Pathological possibilities of neglected gallstone disease 811

Hygiene and sanitation. — Historical Inquiry into the efficacy of lime juice for the prevention and cure of scurvy —The ship's water supply 813

Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. — Vaccine treatment of filarial lymphangitis in British Guiana —Blood destroying substance in ascarls lumbrlcoldes 817

Chemistry and pharmacy. —New titration method for the determination of uric acid in urine — Modifications of Benedict's and Folin's quantitative sugar methods—Food ingestion and energy transformations with special reference to the stimulating effect of nutrients —Nutritive factors In animal tissues 819

Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Methylene blue in purulent discharge from the eye socket—Prophylactic use of pitultrin in nose and throat operations under general and local anesthesia —Colloidal manganese in gonorrheal ophthalmia —Hemorrhage following the removal of the tonsils and its treatment 821

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

The devastation of France— Peking Medical School —Vaccination in California — Internal decoration of hospitals —Interallied conference on medical aspects of aviation —U. S. Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board—War Risk Insurance Bureau —Boy Scouts — Legal control of motion pictures — Influenza statistics, Great Lakes,

111— Sixth Division, Bureau of Navigation 823

REPORTS :

Naval railway battery in France.

By Lieutenant Commander C. S. Stephenson, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy 831

Submarine Division Five.

By Lieutenant Commander E. W. Brown, Medical Corps, U. S. N. 846

Preparation of antihuman amboceptor.

By Lieutenant Commander G. F. Clark, Medical Corps, U. S. N., and Chief Pharmacist's Mate A. J. Mouton, U. S. N 853

Psychiatric work among recruits.

By Lieutenant F. L. McDaniel, Medical Corps, U. S. N 854

Bacteriological experiments with acriflavine.

By Lieutenant H. B. LaFavre. Medical Corps, U. S. N 858

Acriflavine In The Treatment Of Gonorrhea.

By Lieutenant C. M. Burchflel, Medical Corps. U. S. N 869

The army bedside x-ray unit.

By Lieutenant H. R. Coleman, Medical Corps, U. S. N 866

Hospital service in Haiti.

By Lieutenant Commander H. F. Lawrence, Medical Corps, U. S. N 869

Organization of the U. S. naval hospital, Charleston, S. C.

By Commander W. M. Garton and Lieutenant Commander G. W. Calver, Medical Corps, U. S. N 876

BOOK NOTICES 897

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS 901

INDEX 903

 

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